News of uruguay

Argentina, Brazil agree to reduce Mercosur's Common External Tariff

08-10-2021 19:43 Brazil and Argentina agree to reduce Mercosur's common external tariff by 10% "on a very broad universe of products."

Paraguay hold Argentina in World Cup qualifier stalemate

07-10-2021 23:49 Single point maintain Albiceleste's unbeaten run in qualifying and solidifies their second place in the single qualifying table behind runaway leaders Brazil, who saw off a scare against Venezuela in Caracas.

Julio María Sanguinetti: ‘The Kirchners were very tough on us Uruguayans’

27-08-2021 21:37 Former Uruguay president Julio María Sanguinetti on his nation and Argentina’s parallel lives and paths, political debate and disagreement, and sending a civic message.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Police bust counterfeit ring forging pesos, dollars on large scale

17-08-2021 21:26 Federal Police break up gang producing counterfeit money with series of raids, making 16 arrests. Police say fake bills were manufactured on a large scale and were of good quality.

by Leonardo Nieva

Felipe Solá: Brazil's 'hostile attitude has killed debate within Mercosur'

22-07-2021 22:01 Argentina’s foreign minister slams Brazilian government during visit to Rio to mark 30th anniversary of nuclear accord between two nations.

Cracks emerge in Mercosur trade bloc as Uruguay looks to go it alone

09-07-2021 03:18 Deep cracks emerge in Mercosur trade bloc, as Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou says he wants to negotiate trade deals without approval from other member nations.

Argentina, Chile through to Copa América quarter-finals

22-06-2021 10:31 Albiceleste secures second win in three group matches, beating Paraguay 1-0, with Alejandro 'Papu' Gómez scoring the sole goal of a lacklustre match in Brasilia in the ninth minute.

Rodríguez gives Argentina Copa edge in tense derby win over Uruguay

19-06-2021 08:48 Victory sends Argentina joint top of Group A with Chile on four points, while Uruguay remain without a point.

Fabián 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón: ‘I have no faith in justice, today it’s a tool for persecution.’

29-05-2021 11:33 Fabián 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón – judicial operator or victim of political persecution? In this feature interview with Jorge Fontevecchia, the fugitive former Macri government official explains why he is seeking asylum across the Río de la Plata in Uruguay.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay besieged by Covid

29-05-2021 10:48 Neither Uruguay’s permissive policies nor Argentina’s lengthy quarantines have prevented the nations from heading the Covid-19 mortality rates, along with their neighbour Paraguay.

Mercosur’s future up for debate at key meeting

01-05-2021 00:21 Member nations agree to debate ‘flexibilisation’ of bloc’s rules at key meeting in May. Uruguay continues to push for liberalisation of tariffs, rules on free-trade deals.

Fish bone lands Uruguay's ex-president 'Pepe' Mujica in hospital

28-04-2021 11:06 Uruguay's leftist ex-president José 'Pepe' Mujica, 85, will undergo surgery for a fish bone lodged in his throat, staff at the hospital where he was admitted told AFP.

Rafael Bielsa: ‘Alberto Fernández is very far from being a puppet’

10-04-2021 07:42 Rafael Bielsa, Argentina’s current Ambassador to Chile, on the pandemic, the president, Peronism and bilateral relations.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Argentina rejects British military manoeuvres and missile launch on Malvinas

09-04-2021 21:14 Argentina's government protests to British authorities over military manoeuvres and the launching of missiles on the Malvinas (Falklands) Islands, as well as a complaint to neighbouring state Uruguay after it allowed a British military plane to re-fuel on its turf.

Lucas Torreira says he wants to play for Boca following mother's death

02-04-2021 02:55 Arsenal's Uruguay international midfielder Lucas Torreira, who is on loan at Atlético Madrid, says he wants to leave Europe and play for Boca Juniors.

Highlights (and low points): Mercosur turns 30

27-03-2021 08:49 A free-trade agreement with the European Union which has yet to be implemented, an imperfect common external tariff, mounted with great difficulty – these factors and others mark the 30-year history of Mercosur, a mosaic of successes and inconclusive challenges.

Uruguay revokes residence of Argentine who hosted 'illegal party'

23-03-2021 14:50 Uruguay revokes temporary residence of Argentine citizen after police raided an illegal party attended by more than 500 people at a private home in Maldonado department.

Trade and Covid-19 vaccines top agenda for Mercosur summit

23-03-2021 13:22 Mercosur’s member nations will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the bloc's founding at a key summit this Friday, with the clear differences between them more than evident.

by Mariano Beldyk

Without fans, South American clubs lose more at home

08-03-2021 14:24 AFP analysed clubs' results across three first-division seasons in three countries – Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay – and found their home performance declined when fans were barred from stadiums because of Covid-19.

Medicinal cannabis: Argentine investors eye piece of new green gold

06-03-2021 09:07 National private-sector group plunges into the medicinal cannabis industry by taking control of Canadian-based company Blueberries. Among the investors in this multi-million venture, former PRO deputy Facundo Garretón and Claudio Belocopitt, the owner of Swiss Medical Group and Grupo América.

by Santiago Carrillo